‘What’s illegal about a Karnataka flag?’: State Law Min takes on national...
State FlagThe Law Minister said that there is no Act in the Indian Constitution which prohibits a state from having an individual flag.Theja Ramkarnataka-flag-750X500.jpgPTIShould Karnataka have its...
View ArticleBe hygienic or shut shop: BBMP issues orders to Shivajinagar meat vendors
Civic IssuesThe BBMP has ordered the meat stalls in Shivajinagar to shut shop until the vendors cleaned up and maintained their stalls in a hygienic manner.TNM StaffShivajinagar meat market.jpgDirty...
View ArticleNIA Court convicts Bengaluru man for joining group promoting ISIS ideology
CrimeThe judgement and quantum of punishment will be declared on July 21.TNM StaffISIS_PTI.jpgA Bengaluru youth, Abid Khan, has been held guilty of joining a group that was working towards promoting...
View ArticleFree laptops for 1.5 lakh Karnataka students from ‘poor’ families joining...
PolicyAdmitting that the gesture would cost the exchequer about Rs 300 crore, the minister said the laptops would be given to only those students whose family annual income was Rs 2.5 lakh or...
View ArticleProtesting against Hindi imposition, activists blacken signs in Bengaluru...
PoliticsKRV activists said they had given the BMRCL a deadline to remove Hindi signs, and blackened them after the deadline expired.Theja RamMetro hindi sings blackened.jpgImages from TwitterThe Namma...
View ArticleMayor of Mangaluru and mother of two, this Karate champ is all set to get...
SportsKavitha claims to have won 58 gold and 18 silver medals, and now wants to make a comeback to karate after 9 years.Geetika MantriKavitha main.jpgKavitha Sanil remembers the time she first got...
View ArticleK'taka tahsildar found hanging, BJP workers stage protest demanding CBI probe
SuicideHe is said to have been depressed but there are allegations that he was victimised by the mining mafia. TNM Staffsuicide-hanging-750x500knot_0.jpgRepresentational ImageThe tahsildar of T...
View ArticleThousands of Lingayats gather in Karnataka, demand independent religion status
Religion'Lingayats have rejected the Vedic authority, delink us from Hinduism'.TNM StaffLingayat-rally-4-750.jpgThe movement for independent minority religion status for the Lingayats has gathered...
View ArticleHindi signage on Namma Metro: Pro-Kannada activists to meet CM Siddaramaiah
HindiThe meeting comes a day after KRV members blackened signage boards at a number of metro stations.TNM StaffMetro hindi sings blackened.jpgA day after several members of the pro-Kannada group...
View ArticleDemand for separate K'taka flag on since 1965, not against Constitution: CM...
FlagSiddaramaiah said that there was no constitutional impediment for the state to have a separate state flag. TNM Staffkannada rajyotsava_use.jpgImage for representation onlyKarnataka Chief Minister...
View ArticleBengaluru police inspector suspended for not registering child sexual abuse case
PoliceThe inspector allegedly told the survivor’s family that the boy would be traumatised with medical tests and questioning if an FIR is registered.TNM Staffchild abuse_justice.jpgAn inspector at...
View ArticleHeavy rainfall in Karnataka claims two lives, disrupts normal live in parts...
MonsoonLandslides, road cave-ins were reported from several parts of the state. TNM Staffwater rainfall 3x2.jpgRepresentational ImageAt least two persons were killed in Karnataka following heavy...
View ArticleBengaluru man plays guitar as surgeons operate on his brain for musician's cramp
Medicine Abhishek quit his corporate job to become a musician, but his fingers would jam up each time he played the guitar.Geetika MantriMusician_Brain surgery.jpgSource: Sharan...
View Article‘Lingayats part of Hindu community’: Experts say demand for religion status...
PoliticsThe Chief Minister stated that religion is only a way of life, and that anything which divides people can never be considered religion.Theja RamSiddaramaiah_Lingayat rally.jpgAfter the issue of...
View ArticleBengaluru couple fall prey to online lottery scam, lose Rs 1.3 crore
CrimeThis is one of the biggest losses suffered by a Bengalurean in an online scam, the city police say.TNM StaffCyber crime PTI.jpgA Bengaluru couple fell prey to a notorious online lottery scam and...
View Article36 cases filed against pro-Kannada activists in Bengaluru for defacing Metro...
Namma MetroThe Karnataka Rakshana Vedike’s activists were booked for destroying public property and were produced before the court.Theja RamMetro hindi sings blackened.jpgOn Thursday, activists from...
View Article'Don't have to use Hindi if you don't want to': Union Min Kiren Rijiju on...
Language ImpositionProtests against Hindi imposition have gained momentum in Karnataka after the Twitter campaign ' Namma Metro Hindi Beda'. TNM Staffkiren rijuju facebook - Copy.jpg'Namma Metro Hindi...
View ArticleBJP veteran and BSY loyalist, V Dhananjay Kumar joins Congress
Politics“I met AICC President Rahul Gandhi on Friday and he assured a smooth entry into the Congress,” said Kumar. Theja RamRahul Gandhi Dhananjay Kumar.jpgAs the 2018 Assembly polls in Karnataka draw...
View ArticleBBMP funds for welfare of transgender community lies unused, activists cry foul
LGBTQIA+BBMP allotted Rs 2 crore for the upliftment of the transgender community, a year and a half later the amount is still sitting in BBMP's coffers.Theja Ramtransgender persons pti.jpgFile...
View ArticleYet another Bengaluru school bus driver held for drunken driving, 22...
Drunk DrivingThe driver was under the influence of alcohol while he was driving the school bus. TNM Staffdrunk diver new collage_use.jpgThe Bengaluru police have booked the driver of a school bus in...
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